# 23 Ill. Adm. Code 27.170: Section 27.170 Earth and Space Science

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## Section

- **Citation:** 23 Ill. Adm. Code 27.170
- **Heading:** Section 27.170 Earth and Space Science
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Illinois Administrative Code / Title 23 EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES / CHAPTER I: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION / Part 27 STANDARDS FOR ENDORSEMENTS IN SPECIFIC TEACHING FIELDS / Section 27.170 Earth and Space Science

## Text

Section
27.170  Earth and Space Science
By October 1, 2024, all candidates
for an endorsement in Science-Earth and Space Science will be required to complete
a program aligned to the National Standards for Science Teacher Preparation
(2012), published by the National Science Teachers Association, 1840 Wilson
Boulevard, Arlington VA 22201, and available at
http://www.nsta.org/preservice/. (No later amendments to or editions of these
guidelines are incorporated.) The standards effective until September 30, 2024
are as follows:
a)         In addition to the standards for all science teachers that are
set forth in Section 27.140, those who specialize in the teaching of earth and
space science shall be required to meet the standards described in this
Section.
b)         The competent earth and space science teacher understands the
dynamic geological nature of the Earth and the evidence in its features.
1)         Knowledge Indicators – The competent earth and space science
teacher:
A)        understands the dynamics and processes that shape the surface
and interior of the Earth through geologic time.
B)        understands the basic rock and mineral types and the processes
that form them.
C)        understands the scope and scale of geologic time and research
technologies that determine and depend upon it.
D)        understands the paleontological, paleoclimatological, and
paleogeological evidence that shows the evolution of Earth and life on it
through geologic time.
E)        understands the historical progression in the human
understanding of the science and technologies of geology.
F)         understands the human economic, social, and environmental
dependence on geologic resources.
G)        understands the effects of earth processes on human societies
through time
logical evidence that shows the evolution of Earth and life on it
through geologic time.
E)        understands the historical progression in the human
understanding of the science and technologies of geology.
F)         understands the human economic, social, and environmental
dependence on geologic resources.
G)        understands the effects of earth processes on human societies
through time.
2)         Performance Indicators – The competent earth and space science
teacher:
A)        creates and explains interpretive models that correlate various
Earth features with the tectonic processes that shape the Earth's surface and interior,
accessing the research from various technologies.
B)        demonstrates and explains strategies that are used to identify
and classify rocks and minerals.
C)        develops strategies to explain the scope of geologic time and
comparisons to human-time scale observations.
D)        demonstrates the use of schematics for the use of various
technologies used by geologists.
E)        evaluates and cites evidence of scientific theories that
explain how life originated from processes that have taken place in the
atmosphere, on land, and in the oceans.
F)         describes how rock strata and fossils can lead to inferences
about depositional environments and climatic conditions in Earth's history.
G)        interprets a geologic column to describe the geologic history
of a particular area.
c)         The competent earth and space science teacher understands the
meteorological nature of the Earth and the dependence of life upon it.
1)         Knowledge Indicators – The competent earth and space science
teacher:
A)        understands the nature of water and its influence upon the
shape of the land, atmospheric conditions, and oceanic environments.
B)        understands the physical and chemical characteristics of and
the cyclic interchange of elements and compounds through the lithosphere,
hydrosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere
Knowledge Indicators – The competent earth and space science
teacher:
A)        understands the nature of water and its influence upon the
shape of the land, atmospheric conditions, and oceanic environments.
B)        understands the physical and chemical characteristics of and
the cyclic interchange of elements and compounds through the lithosphere,
hydrosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere.
C)        understands the effect of the variables (including humans) of
the natural Earth systems on weather and climate and the past, current, and
future inferences associated with these effects.
2)         Performance Indicators – The competent earth and space science
teacher:
A)        designs models, using the latest technological data sources,
that show evidence of the cyclic interchange of elements and compounds through
the Earth's atmospheric, hydrospheric, and lithospheric systems.
B)        demonstrates use of the various historic and current
technologies and tools associated with data collection and interpretation of
meteorologic and climatologic research and predictions.
C)        collects/accesses, analyzes and explains daily meteorologic
data using various technologies and media.
D)        designs models that demonstrate how human activities impact
short-term and long-term weather and climate.
E)        accesses and analyzes various sources of data that interpret
the total water supply of Earth and the projections about the protection and
conservation of this resource.
d)         The competent earth and space science teacher understands the
Earth's place in the solar system and the universe.
1)         Knowledge Indicators – The competent earth and space science
teacher:
A)        understands the physical and chemical atmospheric and geologic
characteristics and orbital factors of the sun and its planets.
B)        understands the characteristics, visibility, appearance, and
orbital nature of comets, asteroids, and meteoroids
the
Earth's place in the solar system and the universe.
1)         Knowledge Indicators – The competent earth and space science
teacher:
A)        understands the physical and chemical atmospheric and geologic
characteristics and orbital factors of the sun and its planets.
B)        understands the characteristics, visibility, appearance, and
orbital nature of comets, asteroids, and meteoroids.
C)        understands the scientific basis for understanding various
atmospheric, solar, and celestial phenomena, such as eclipses, seasons, phases,
apparent motion of objects, auroras, etc.
D)        understands the various theories of cosmogony, cosmology and
the formation of galaxies.
E)        understands the scientific and mathematical research that
explains stellar evolution, including the types and fates of stars as a
function of mass.
F)         understands the historical progression of understanding the
science of astronomy, the physical laws that govern it, and the technologies
that explain it.
G)        understands the technologies associated with the understanding
of the science of astronomy and the limitations associated with these
Earth-based technologies.
H)        understands the scope and scale of astronomical time and
distance.
2)         Performance Indicators – The competent earth and space science
teacher:
A)        cites evidence from current and historic scientific
observations that support or disconfirm various theories of cosmology and
cosmogony.
B)        demonstrates the technological analysis of star light used to
explain the star's chemical composition and motion.
C)        analyzes the relative correctness of the various historic
models of the solar system.
D)        uses and/or explains remote sensing technologies to explain
solar, planetary, and galactic research.
E)        identifies constellations and their brightest stars for the
various seasons, using simple star charts, binoculars, telescopes, and various
computer technologies
sition and motion.
C)        analyzes the relative correctness of the various historic
models of the solar system.
D)        uses and/or explains remote sensing technologies to explain
solar, planetary, and galactic research.
E)        identifies constellations and their brightest stars for the
various seasons, using simple star charts, binoculars, telescopes, and various
computer technologies.
F)         designs and explains models that demonstrate various celestial
and astronomic phenomena.
e)         The competent earth and space science teacher understands the
fundamental earth-sky-human relationships through time.
1)         Knowledge Indicators – The competent earth and space science
teacher:
A)        understands the historical technologies used to determine
distance and time and their direct impact on civilization and progress.
B)        understands the relationship between latitude and the
positions/motion of celestial objects.
C)        understands the scientific laws and applications that interplay
for orbital, sub-orbital, and space flight and exploration.
D)        understands the historical progression of exploration that has
led to planetary and space research.
2)         Performance Indicators – The competent earth and space science
teacher:
A)        demonstrates the use of various simple technologies and
observations used historically to determine solar and seasonal time and
locations, both during the day and at night.
B)        constructs models that explain the requirements for orbital and
sub-orbital flight.
C)        designs flow charts that show the historic progression of space
flight and exploration.
D)        analyzes the international cooperation and competition
associated with space flight, research, and the anticipated economic
possibilities of resulting products.
E)        compares and contrasts cultural/historic interpretations of
astronomical phenomena.

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